Aniridia is a genetic disorder that affects a baby’s eyes while they’re developing during pregnancy. Genetic disorders occur when a mutation (a harmful change to a gene) affects your genes or when you have the wrong amount of genetic material.

Aniridia is a condition characterized by the absence or near absence of the iris, the colored, muscular ring in the eye that controls the size of the pupil and regulates the amount of light entering the eye. This absence results in a primarily black appearance of the central eye.

2023年6月29日 · Aniridia is a rare genetic eye disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of the iris. The Greek term for "without iris," aniridia is a congenital condition that affects both eyes. Other names for the disorder include absent iris, congenital aniridia, and irideremia.

Aniridia (ANIRIDIA II, AN 2) is a rare genetic disorder in which there is a variable degree of hypoplasia or absence of iris associated with other ocular features, some present from birth and some arising progressively over time.

2014年11月1日 · Aniridia is a panocular disorder characterized by varying degrees of iris hypoplasia, reduced visual acuity, and nystagmus secondary to foveal hypoplasia. Other ocular findings include cataract, glaucoma, aniridic keratopathy, and optic disc hypoplasia.

2023年8月25日 · Aniridia is defined as a partial or complete absence of the iris. Aniridia can be either congenital or acquired. Congenital aniridia is a rare disease that affects both eyes. It is autosomal dominant in the majority. Most of the other cases of congenital aniridia are sporadic.

2018年6月1日 · Aniridia is an eye disorder characterized by a complete or partial absence of the colored part of the eye (the iris). Explore symptoms, inheritance, genetics of this condition.

2024年2月14日 · Isolated aniridia is the partial or complete absence of the iris from birth. Some people with this type of aniridia may be unaware of any eye problems because pupils appear normal and usually only one eye is mildly affected. In more severe cases, isolated aniridia can cause vision problems later in life.